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Red Wine & Rosemary Sauce over Linguine
photo by WaterMelon
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup onion, diced finely
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 3⁄4 cup good quality red wine, such as valpolicella or 3/4 cup shiraz wine (NOT cooking wine)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can no-added-salt tomato paste
- 1 (10 ounce) box linguine, cooked and drained
directions
- Before you begin, measure out all of the herbs& seasonings into a small bowl and set near the stove to add when needed.
- Heat a deep saucepan over medium heat.
- Add oil and garlic and saute for about 30 seconds.
- Add onions, and saute about 3 minutes, stirring the whole time to keep from burning.
- Add wine,honey,tomatoes,tomato paste, and the dish of herbs& seasonings you blended earlier.
- Bring to just a simmer (just started to bubble under the surface- but not boiling), then cook 20 minutes uncovered or until thick- lowering heat if needed to keep it from boiling up.
- You may wish to set a lid partially over the pot to help keep splatters to a minimum- and also stir occasionally.
- Serve over hot cooked pasta.
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Reviews
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Red sauce made in 45 minutes wouldn't be so good without so much sweetner added but when pressed for time this is the best red sauce I have had in awhile. Loved it with whole wheat linguine and a good amount of grated parmesan. It looked beautiful in the simmering pot. I think all that honey gave it a really nice sheen!
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Tweaks
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I absolutely loved this. I usually put a bit of sugar and wine in my tomato sauces, but I have never used honey or rosemary, and those 2 ingredients give this such a different flavor. I used fresh plum tomatoes instead of canned (with a bit of water added to make up for the liquid), and I didn't measure the onion or garlic - I am sure I used more of that. This makes a lot of sauce but we like that! If it were just me I would give this 5 stars, but my DH thought it was too sweet so I have to compromise on the rating. My suggestion is to reduce the honey if you don't like a sweet sauce. If you do like sweet, you'll love this! Thank you